Periodic Table Database Schema - v0.6.3
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    Enumeration MolecularShape

    Three-dimensional arrangement of atoms within a molecule as predicted by VSEPR theory.

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    Enumeration Members

    BENT: "bent"

    Non-linear arrangement typical of molecules with lone pairs.

    LINEAR: "linear"

    Atoms in a straight line at 180° angles.

    OCTAHEDRAL: "octahedral"

    Eight-faced structure with six substituents at the vertices.

    PENTAGONAL_BIPYRAMIDAL: "pentagonalBipyramidal"

    Two pyramids joined at their pentagonal base.

    PENTAGONAL_PLANAR: "pentagonalPlanar"

    Five substituents at the corners of a pentagon in a single plane.

    PENTAGONAL_PYRAMIDAL: "pentagonalPyramidal"

    Pyramid with a pentagonal base.

    SEESAW: "seesaw"

    Derived from trigonal bipyramidal with one lone pair.

    SQUARE_ANTIPRISMATIC: "squareAntiprismatic"

    Geometry in which eight atoms lie at the vertices of a square antiprism.

    SQUARE_PLANAR: "squarePlanar"

    Four substituents at the corners of a square in a single plane.

    SQUARE_PYRAMIDAL: "squarePyramidal"

    Pyramid with a square base.

    T_SHAPED: "tShaped"

    Three substituents forming a 'T' shape around a central atom.

    TETRAHEDRAL: "tetrahedral"

    Central atom with four substituents at the corners of a tetrahedron.

    TRICAPPED_TRIGONAL_PRISMATIC: "tricappedTrigonalPrismatic"

    Nine-coordinate geometry in which nine atoms surround a central atom.

    TRIGONAL_BIPYRAMIDAL: "trigonalBipyramidal"

    Two pyramids joined at their triangular base.

    TRIGONAL_PLANAR: "trigonalPlanar"

    Three atoms at the corners of an equilateral triangle around a center.

    TRIGONAL_PYRAMIDAL: "trigonalPyramidal"

    Pyramid with a triangular base and a central atom at the apex.